Corn-husker.



H. C. CASKEY.

CORN HUSKER.

APPLICATION FILED MAII. 31, I9I6.

Patented Sept. 5, 1916.

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Specicaton-of Letters Patent.-

Applicatieniiiledllt'arch 3,1, 1916. Serial No. 87,975.

. To all whom-imag concern.'

Be it known that I, HENLEY C. Casimir, a citizen of the United States,and aresident oi' Sioux Rapids, in the county ot' Buena Vista andStatefof Iowa, have invented a? certain new and useful Improvement in'.Corn-Huskers, ofwhich the followingY isa specification.V y

One of the principal objectsiofy my invention is to provide an improvedyhook.k corn husker, having means for automatically keeping the hook:tree of kernelsI andunentangled With shreds yor fibers` of the cornhusks, ydisadvantages commonly accruing tohook corn huskersingeneral;

A, further object, of my invention; is to provide animprovedeorn huskerinl which a spring actuated plunger isarranged ferI automatically,keeping the hook clear lof encumbrances. v

A further objectistoprovide an improved corn husker of the classd6.scribed Which Will be extremely= simple durable, efficient inoperation,` and, inexpensive tofy manufac-` ture. l

lith theseg and other objects, in view. which will become apparent as,they descriptionA proceeds,rv the invention residesfin the construction,combination, andr arrangement of parts hereinafter more. fully describedand claimedi andi, illustrated in the; accompanying drawing inwhich,like ch aracters; of reference indicate like parts throughout theseveral figures, of Which- Figure l, represents a viewinpersp'ective of,al corn huskerconstructed according to my invention, showing thesameasin position on an operators hand. Figi@ represents a viewin'glperspectiveof thehusker; removed-. Fig, 3 representsI avieW-in;section 3-3 oFig, 1.k Fig; represents avieW,V in section takenonthe'yplane-indicated bythe line 4--4 offFig. l.

lfeferringy more particularly-'to the drawing, i 5` represents ai strapor band oilpreferablysoftypliablematerial, such as leather, heavycanvas, i or the` like, Whichl is designed to-t aboutftheunder. sidewotthefpalm; andr Wrist at, the v juncture of the` hand-1 with the Wrist,in the i manner shoivnfin the drawing,

Near one corner the band has-.a spur `6" which lits 'around underneathlithe v thumb at its base. A metallic plate 7 is riveted ory otherwisesuitably secure d to thejband 5, and gthis plate of the hand at the basethereof. The plate has an arm 8 extending up aroundl the thumb, and aspur 9 Which overlies the spur 6 of the band and tits around under thethumb. A. strap lOsuitably riveted or 0therWise secured to this spur 9,passes over the top of the thumb at its base, extends through a slot l1provided adjacent the outer end of the arm 8, and is returned across theback of the hand to engage a buckle` l2 carried on the portion 13 of theband 5 which fits around outside the base of the hand at thewrist. Asecond strap 14, connecting the end portions of the band across the topof the hand, completes the means for securing-the device in place. ltmay here be noted that, by pulling on the strap 10, the device Will betightened around the thumb to assume a snug lit andr at the sametimewillbe drawn closely around the hand,l

Carried by the plate 7 at the base of the spur 9, iny position to pointback` toward the Wrist, is a metal hook 15 which lies substantiallyparallel-With the adjacentportion of` the plate. rlhe hook is providedwith a shank portion llying vsubstantially at right: angles-W-iththehook and plate and which is pivotally mounted byl means of laterallyextending lugs in bearings 25 stamped out fromthe plate. The shankA 1Grises from-a base portionQG Which occupies an opening4 provided in theyplate 7,'said base lying flush-,With the plate. A flat' leaf spring 27which underlies the spur 9, is riveted ory otherwise suitably secured asat 22S-,tothe base 26, the opposite end of the spring being fastenedtothe plate 7 by one of the f fastenings usedi in securing thevhousing-20, hereinafterdescribed, in place. The details of theoperation of shucking corn by means ot a-hook arewellknown to personsversed in the-art, and it is therefore unnecessary to recite them here.1t has been found inl many instances that' kernels of.

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My invention further provides a means for continually keeping the hookclear of husks and other encumbrances, this means including a springactuated plunger 17 positioned between the hook and plate forrecipvrocation longitudinally of the hook. The plunger is curvedtransversely having its concaved side facing the outer end of the hook.A rod 18 on the outer end of which the plunger is carried passes throughan opening 19 in the hook shank 16 and, eX- tending within a housing 2Ocarried on the plate, is engaged by the free arm of a wire or othersuitable spring 21. This wire is coiled about the shank of one of therivets employed in securing the housing in place, and has its oppositeend bent over the adjacent edge of the plate 7 for anchoring the spring.The tendency of the spring is to force the plunger toward the outer endof the hook, so that, during the husking operation if any of theportions of the husks should become entangled or caught beneath thehook, thus forcing the plunger back out of normal position, the springWill, immediately the tension exerted by the husking operation isrelieved, force the plunger out and thus clear the hook. In this mannerthe device operates automatically for keeping the hook at all times incondition to most efficiently perform its work.

The housing 20 serves to protect the spring mechanism and the innerportion of the plunger from injury and from any dust and dirt whichmight, in accumulating, interfere with the proper operation of thedevice. At its forward edge the housing abuts against the shank 16 ofthe hook, and is provided with spaced depending cups 22 between whichthe rod 18 is guided, and which serve to receive packing material 23which may, if desired, be used in storing lubricant for the movingportions of the device. These cups may be formed integrally with thehousing, or they may be fashioned of strips of material having portionssuitably anchored in the housing as at 24;. These cups serve to restrainthe shaft or rod 18 to a certain path of reciprocation.

Although I have described the preferred embodiments of my invention, Imay desire to make such changes 1n the construction, combination, andarrangement of parts thereof, as do not depart from the spirit of theinvention and the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:-

1. In a corn husker, the combination of a plate, means for securing thesame to the hand of an operator, a hook pivotally mounted on the plate,means controlling the hook normally maintaining it in substantiallyparallel relation with the plate and adapted to allow the hook to giveunder excess pressure, and means .for automatically eoperating with thehook as it gives for keeping the hook free of obstructions.

2. A device of the class described including a plate adapted to besecured to the hand of an operator, a hook carried by the plate andextending parallel therewith, a concaved plunger arranged between thehook and the plate and having its concaved face turned outwardly, a rodto which the plunger is secured, said rod being extended through anopening in the shank, a spring carried by the plate and havingconnection with the rod normally tending to move the plunger toward theouter end of the hook,

a housing covering the spring and adjacent portions of the rod, cupscarried by the housing between which the rod is guided, and a packingcarried by the cups for retaining lubricant.

3. The herein described husking device including a plate adapted to besecured to the hand of an operator, a hook carried by the plate, aplunger arranged between the hook and plate, a shaft on which theplunger is carried, said shaft being extended through an opening in theshank of the hook, spring means engaging the shaft for normally tendingto move the plunger up toward the outer end of the hook, and a housingcovering the spring and adjacent portions of the shank.

4. The herein described corn husker including a band adapted to besecured to the hand of an operator, a plate carried by said band, a hookcarried by the plate, a plunger arranged between the hook and pla-te, ashaft on which the plunger is carried, spring means for operating theplunger, said spring means being connected with the said shaft, f

and a housing covering the spring means and adjacenty portions of theshaft for protecting them.

5. A device of the class described including a band adapted to besecured to the hand of an operator, a plate carried by said band, a hookarranged on the plate, a plunger arranged between the plate and hook,and spring means for operating the plunger whereby to normally force ittoward the outer end of the hook, and means for protecting said springmeans, consisting of a housing secured on the plate over the spring.

6. A device of the class described including a pliable band adapted tobe secured to the hand of an operator, a metallic plate carried by saidband, a hook arranged on the plate, a plunger arranged between the hookand plate, spring means for operating the plunger tending to move ittoward the outer end of the hook, and means lfor housing said springmeans.

A corn husker including a pliable band adapted to be secured to the handof an operator, a platecarried by said band, a hook tween the hook andthe plate, and means for normally tending to move said plunger towardthe outer end of the hook, 4substantially as described.

8. A corn husker including a band adapted to be secured to the hand ofan operator, a plate carried by the band, a hook supported on the plate,and a spring operated plunger normally held toward the outer end of thehook.

9. A corn husker including a plate, means for securing the same t thehand of an operator, a hook carried by the plate and extendingapproximately parallel therewith, and automatically operatingreciprocatory means for normally keeping the hook clear of encumbrances.

10. In a corn husker, the combination of a plate, means for connectingit to the hand of an operator, a husking hook carried by the plate, andreciprocatory means operating between the hook and plate for keeping thehook clear.

11. In a corn husker, the combination with a husking device including aplate and overturned hook, of reciprocatory means for automaticallykeeping the husking device clear.

12. A corn husker including a plate, means for securing the same to thehand of an operator, a hook pivotally mounted on the plate and extendingnormally in parallel relation therewith, said hook being provided with abase portion lying within an opening provided in the plate, a leafspring underlying the plate and secured at one end thereto, the oppositeend of the leaf spring being connected with the base portion of the hookfor retaining the hook in normal position, said spring adapted to allowthe hook to give under excess pressure.

13. A corn husker including a plate, means for securing the same to thehand of an operator, a hook pivotally mounted on the plate, spring meansconnected with the hook and plate for normally maintaining the former insubstantially parallel relation with the plate, said spring meansadapted to allow the hook to give under excess pressure, and a springoperated plunger arranged between the hook and plate and normally heldtoward the outer end of the hook.

HENLEY C. CASKEY.

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Washington, D. C.

